Force Health Protection Division
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The Force Health Protection Division is an organized program of healthcare
preventive treatment, therapeutic treatment,
or preparations for such treatment designed to
meet the actual, anticipated, or potential needs
of a group of military personnel in relation to
military missions.
It is the DoD’s policy that personnel carrying
out military operations shall be provided the
best possible force health protection, including
safe and effective medical countermeasures to
chemical, biological or radiological warfare, and
in-theater disease threats. The FHP program
provides and manages Investigational New
Drugs (IND) as medical support for military
personnel exposed to Chemical Biological
Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE)
events and diseases endemic to the area of
operation.
The FHP Branch at USAMMDA serves as the executive agency for the management of the DoD’s FHP IND program and the Specialized MEDCOM Response Capabilities Investigational New Drug/Emergency Use Authorizations (SMRC IND/EUA) teams. The mission of the FHP Branch is to plan, implement, and sustain DoD-directed FHP IND protocols. The FHP investigational staff are trained in the execution of the protocols according to FDA regulatory guidelines and Good Clinical Practices.
